The Big Sleep (1946)

  • NR
  • 08/22/1946 (US)
  • Mystery, Crime, Thriller
  • 1h 54m

The picture they were born for!

Overview

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

Howard Hawks

Director

Raymond Chandler

Novel

Jules Furthman

Screenplay

Leigh Brackett

Screenplay

William Faulkner

Screenplay

Cast

Humphrey Bogart's headshot

Humphrey Bogart

Philip Marlowe
Lauren Bacall's headshot

Lauren Bacall

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
John Ridgely's headshot

John Ridgely

Eddie Mars
Martha Vickers's headshot

Martha Vickers

Carmen Sternwood
Louis Jean Heydt's headshot

Louis Jean Heydt

Joe Brody
Charles Waldron's headshot

Charles Waldron

General Sternwood
Regis Toomey's headshot

Regis Toomey

Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Sonia Darrin's headshot

Sonia Darrin

Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

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